The theatre at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College received a record 11 Henry Award nominations (more than double the nominations from the previous year) and went on to win a record five awards, tying for first place this year with the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. The Henry Awards are the statewide equivalent of the Tony Awards, and the theatre’s “Man of La Mancha,” which ran May 25-June 18, raked in the awards. They are:
Outstanding Sound Design: Benjamin Heston
Outstanding Lighting Design: Holly Anne Rawls
Outstanding Scenic Design: Christopher L. Sheley
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical: Stephen Day
Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Scott RC Levy